From import clerks to branch managers, we find permanent forwarding people in Wednesbury who know the paperwork and the customers.
A forwarder who can quote but not clear, or clear but not sell, only solves half the problem. We test for the whole job.
Across the West Midlands, forwarding and customs roles support operations at sites such as Hams Hall, Birch Coppice, the i54 and the rail-freight terminals around Birmingham. We search for people who already know that trade.
When the Wednesbury market is thin for forwarding talent, we look further along the commute and consider hybrid patterns for desk roles.
The strongest forwarding candidates across the West Midlands are usually already running desks for businesses such as automotive and manufacturing supply chains, national 3PLs and retail distribution centres.
From junior operators to branch and business development managers.
We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Wednesbury run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Our pay advice uses current forwarding offers rather than old salary surveys. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.
For Wednesbury businesses growing their trade, the right permanent forwarder brings in new volume as well as handling it.
A realistic job description helps retention. We describe the workload and the customers as they are.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent air, sea and road forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses across the West Midlands.
We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.
Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.
Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.
Yes. Our transport planning desk recruits planners, schedulers and transport managers.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the West Midlands:
Other specialisms in Wednesbury:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Wednesbury.
A short brief is enough to start: the modes, the systems and the start date.